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When you add water to clay you will notice more swelling than you will when adding water to sandstone. This is due to clay being more permeable than sandstone. This allows clay to absorb and retain water at a quicker rate.
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Is shale also known as sandstone?
No. Shale forms from clay and silt, which are much finer than the sand that forms sandstone.
Is granite or sandstone more expensive?
Granite is more expensive as it is made under the earth (metamorphic rock) and harder to extract than sandstone which is a sedimentary rock
Do clay soils have more permeability than sandy soils?
Sandy soils are much more permeable that clay soils.
Is clay more porous than sand?
No way
Is chalk stronger than clay?
chalk is weaker than clay because of the particles which are migrated inside it. Chalk can float while clay will sink. Clay can also absorb muhc more water No, Clay is stronger than chalk. OF COURSE CHALK IS STRONGER THAN CLAY, HONEY!!! IT IS HARDER AND ABSORBS LESS WATER. Sweetie, why du think clay sinks?
Is shale also known as sandstone?
No. Shale forms from clay and silt, which are much finer than the sand that forms sandstone.
Does quartzite break more easily than sandstone?
No. Sandstone is usually weaker than quartzite.
How would you put the word sandstone in a sentence?
Sandstone is more easily eroded than lava.
Why does clay hold more water than sand and silt?
Clay is not more porous than sand. Porous means permeable by fluids, so, sand is more porous than clay.
Is granite or sandstone more expensive?
Granite is more expensive as it is made under the earth (metamorphic rock) and harder to extract than sandstone which is a sedimentary rock
Why are fossils more likely to be formed in shale and sandstone than in conglomerate?
Because shale and sandstone don't let water pass them, but conglomerate does
Why would sandstone break more easily than quartzite?
In quartzite the grains are essentially welded together under pressure, which holds them together much more strongly than the fairly weak cementation in sandstone.
Sandstone is in what class?
Siltstone is a sedimentary rock. It forms on river beds when silt compressed together.
How does the process that turns clay into shale differ from the process that turns sand into sandstone?
Not a whole lot of difference, other than the size of the particles and possibly the cementing material.
Is sandstone or flint harder?
sandstone is not harder than flint because sandstone breaks in to smaller pieces.
Does dry clay weigh more then wet clay?
dry does not weigh more than wet mud by vani
How much do sandstone statues weigh?
The weight of a sandstone statue will depend on the size of the statue. Larger statues will weigh more than smaller statues. Sandstone generally weighs 150 pounds per cubic foot.
